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#DCB02E

#dcb02e ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcb02e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 69.02% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 44.83°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.4646

Complementary

  1. #dcb02e
  2. #2e5adc

Split complementary

  1. #dcb02e
  2. #2eb1dc
  3. #592edc

Analogous

  1. #dc592e
  2. #dcb02e
  3. #b1dc2e

Triadic

  1. #dcb02e
  2. #2edcb0
  3. #b02edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcb02e
  2. #5adc2e
  3. #2e5adc
  4. #b02edc

Square

  1. #dcb02e
  2. #2edc59
  3. #2e5adc
  4. #dc2eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #614c10
  2. #a2801b
  3. #dcb02e
  4. #e7c970
  5. #f2e2b1

Shades

#dcb02e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcb02e
  2. #c69e29
  3. #b08d25
  4. #9a7b20
  5. #846a1c
  6. #6e5817
  7. #584612
  8. #42350e
  9. #2c2309
  10. #161205
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcb02e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcb02e
  2. #e0b843
  3. #e3c058
  4. #e7c86d
  5. #ead082
  6. #eed897
  7. #f1dfab
  8. #f5e7c0
  9. #f8efd5
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcb02e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcb02e
  2. #d3ab36
  3. #caa63e
  4. #c0a247
  5. #b79d4f
  6. #ae9857
  7. #a5935f
  8. #9c8e67
  9. #928a70
  10. #898578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5af10 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efa098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfaf1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b633 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7a77b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcb02e {
  color: #dcb02e;
}
Background
.bg-dcb02e {
  background-color: #dcb02e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcb02e {
  border: 2px solid #dcb02e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcb02e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 176 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcb02e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcb02e, #b1dc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcb02e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 176 46 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.10 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.60 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.98 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.51 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.67 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.96 #234fd1 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcb02e  rgb(220, 176, 46)  hsl(45, 71%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#2e5adc  rgb(46, 90, 220)  hsl(225, 71%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#2edcb0  rgb(46, 220, 176)  hsl(165, 71%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#b02edc  rgb(176, 46, 220)  hsl(285, 71%, 52%)  Dark Orchid